Title: rss error
Last modified: August 24, 2016

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# rss error

 *  [sdweller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdweller/)
 * (@sdweller)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-error-42/)
 * When I initiate my rss widget (by moving widget into sidebar and entering info)
   I get this error message….
 * RSS Error: This XML document is invalid, likely due to invalid characters. XML
   error: not well-formed (invalid token) at line 274, column 32
 * And on my blog page it says “unknown feed” after the rss logo in the siderbar
   of the page.
 * Blog page url
    [http://www.seadwellers.com/key-largo-diving-blog/](http://www.seadwellers.com/key-largo-diving-blog/)
 * Help please anyone!
    Thank you, ROB

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-error-42/#post-6173752)
 * What is the URL of the RSS feed you’re providing to the widget?
 *  [rollingWolf](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rollingwolf/)
 * (@rollingwolf)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-error-42/#post-6173768)
 * This subject is the same problem as [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-error-96](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-feed-error-96)
 * POST: [http://www.seadwellers.com/?p=3076](http://www.seadwellers.com/?p=3076)
 * The text:
 *     ```
       <p style="text-align: justify;">You can buy a waterproof housing for most popular models for anywhere from  $25 for something that you can use to take a picture while you are snorkeling to $180 for a housing capable of operating at depths of up to 195ft.  So why buy anything else? Well, for one reason, you have very limited creative control over the image. The functions of aperture, shutter speed and ISO are not available to you to modify. The second issue is the inability to zoom in or out in the image underwater.</p>
       ```
   
 * Right after `<p style="text-align: justify;">` you got an illegal character (
   ESC to be exact) so if you select the text:
    `<p style="text-align: justify;"
   >You can buy` (which in reality is `<p style="text-align: justify;">ESCYou can
   buy`) And delete it and type it again it should work out for you
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-error-42/#post-6173772)
 * Good catch, rollingWolf, I didn’t think they’d be trying their own feed in their
   own RSS Widget.

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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rss-error-42/#post-6173772)
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